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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

SUMMARY CHARACTERISTICS, NORTHERN TERRITORY

As at 30 June 2006, the preliminary Estimated Indigenous Resident Population (ERP) in the Northern Territory was 66,582 (31.6% of all people in the Northern Territory).

Some key characteristics of the Indigenous population in the Northern Territory, based on 2006 Census usual residence data, are listed below.

More than half (54%) of Indigenous respondents were under 25 years of age.

On average there were 4.5 people per Indigenous household.

An Australian Indigenous language was spoken at home by 59% of Indigenous respondents.

37% of respondents aged 15 years and over stated Year 8 or below as their highest level of schooling. 10% stated Year 12 or equivalent.

44% of Indigenous respondents aged 15 years and over were in the labour force. Of these respondents, unemployed persons accounted for 14%.

The most common Occupations reported were Labourers, Community and Personal Service Workers, and Professionals (32%, 18% and 11% respectively).

The most common Industries of employment reported were Public Administration and Safety (35%), Health Care and Social Assistance (18%), and Education and Training (8%).

72% of Indigenous households were living in rented dwellings and 18% of households were living in dwellings that were owned with or without a mortgage.

Summary Characteristics, Northern Territory

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Persons(a)

Estimated Resident Population(b)

32 826

33 756

66 582

76 570

67 522

144 092

Language spoken at home

English only

9 172

9 916

19 088

. .

. .

. .

Australian Indigenous Languages

14 031

14 943

28 974

. .

. .

. .

Other Languages

496

467

963

. .

. .

. .

Total(c)

23 699

25 326

49 025

. .

. .

. .

Education

Attending

Pre-school

511

430

941

955

883

1 838

Infants/Primary

3 773

3 602

7 375

6 235

5 815

12 050

Secondary

1 429

1 459

2 888

3 552

3 423

6 975

Technical or Further Educational Institution(d)

165

248

413

883

882

1 765

University

148

323

471

1 948

3 372

5 320

Other/Institution not stated(e)

886

978

1 864

868

1 191

2 059

Total(c)

6 912

7 040

13 952

14 441

15 566

30 007

Highest year of school completed(f)

Year 12 or equivalent

1 242

1 724

2 970

21 787

23 497

45 284

Year 11 or equivalent

1 383

1 773

3 161

8 204

6 828

15 039

Year 10 or equivalent

2 683

3 025

5 708

12 695

9 976

22 674

Year 9 or equivalent

2 002

2 291

4 289

3 277

2 374

5 646

Year 8 or below

5 238

5 573

10 809

2 414

1 922

4 338

Did not go to school

1 145

1 373

2 520

301

316

620

Total(c)

13 692

15 765

29 450

48 681

44 915

93 597

Highest non-school qualification(f)

Postgraduate Degree

20

33

53

1 414

1 386

2 800

Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate

17

52

69

756

1 362

2 118

Bachelor Degree

125

272

397

4 955

7 490

12 445

Advanced Diploma and Diploma

169

419

588

3 595

4 217

7 812

Certificate Level

1 375

1 278

2 653

15 520

6 647

22 167

Total(c)

1 706

2 054

3 760

26 240

21 102

47 342

Work

Labour force status

Employed

6 239

5 422

11 659

40 771

34 064

74 836

Unemployed

1 014

941

1 959

1 124

902

2 030

Total labour force

7 255

6 365

13 617

41 898

34 967

76 862

Not in the labour force

7 557

9 898

17 450

8 206

11 020

19 221

Top three industries for Indigenous persons(g)

Public Administration and Safety

2 396

1 705

4 101

. .

. .

. .

Health Care and Social Assistance

979

1 108

2 087

. .

. .

. .

Education and Training

245

718

963

. .

. .

. .

Top three industries for non-Indigenous persons(g)

Public Administration and Safety

. .

. .

. .

8 780

5 843

14 623

Retail Trade

. .

. .

. .

3 248

4 090

7 338

Education and Training

. .

. .

. .

1 893

4 641

6 534

Top three occupations for Indigenous persons(g)

Labourers

2 651

1 058

3 709

. .

. .

. .

Community and Personal Service Workers

756

1 298

2 054

. .

. .

. .

Professionals

520

804

1 324

. .

. .

. .

Top three occupations for non-Indigenous persons(g)

Professionals

. .

. .

. .

6 165

8 274

14 439

Technicians and Trades Workers

. .

. .

. .

10 432

1 652

12 084

Clerical and Administrative Workers

. .

. .

. .

2 549

8 754

11 303

Mean weekly equivalised household income ($)(h)

. .

. .

359

. .

. .

897

Dwelling

Occupied private dwelling(i)

. .

. .

11 200

. .

. .

44 727

Average household size

. .

. .

4.5

. .

. .

2.5

Average number of Children under 15

. .

. .

1.6

. .

. .

0.5

Housing tenure

Owned outright

. .

. .

501

. .

. .

8 183

Owned with a mortgage

. .

. .

1 547

. .

. .

16 374

Rented

Private

. .

. .

1 187

. .

. .

9 959

State/Territory housing authority

. .

. .

1 627

. .

. .

3 008

Community housing group

. .

. .

4 699

. .

. .

403

Other

. .

. .

385

. .

. .

4 624

Landlord type not stated

. .

. .

162

. .

. .

681

Total Rented

-

-

8 060

-

-

18 675

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

(a) Based on place of usual residence.

(b) Estimates at 30 June 2006 are preliminary and subject to revision. See Glossary. Note: Final estimates have now been released and are available in publication 3238.0.55.001 - Experimental Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Jun 2006.

(c) Excludes persons whose response was not stated.

(d) Includes TAFE Colleges.

(e) Other includes persons who are attending but did not indicate the type of institution.

(f) Persons aged 15 years and over.

(g) Employed persons aged 15 years and over.

(h) Comprises persons in households in which there were no temporarily absent adults and all incomes were fully stated.